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The Ripple Effect of Recruitment: The Impact of Interaction
Engaging in community-building activities and encouraging members to reach out to peers creates a welcoming atmosphere, enhancing the ripple effect and driving recruitment efforts.
Enhance College & Career Readiness: Complete Encourage® Forms by December 12
DECA has partnered with Encourage to help students map their post-secondary plans and provide our national office with feedback that strengthens DECA programs.
What to Expect on SAT Test Day
If you’re taking the SAT at a test center on a weekend, you may wonder what to expect. Here are a few things to know.
Changing the Way Personal Finances Are Taught
Intuit for Education is a free financial literacy platform designed to help Gen Z and Gen Alpha high school students become the most financially literate generations ever.
10 Free Things To Do in D.C. & Arlington
Discover 10 fun & free things your chapter can do this November while visiting D.C. and Arlington for the Ultimate DECA Power Trip.
2025-2026 District-Level Competitive Event Instructional Areas Announced
Get ready for competition season! Each year DECA provides the primary instructional area(s) assessed in each of the district-level scenarios to help advisors and members prepare for district competitions more effectively.
Finding Your Fit: How to Choose Your DECA Competitive Event
DECA’s competitive events program is one of the most exciting parts of being a member. However, with so many options, how do you find your fit? Check out these tips on how to choose your competitive event:
Case Study of the Week: Marketing to a Younger Demographic
Step into the role of a marketing specialist for Station Hardware, a retailer specializing in home improvement products. The director of marketing wants you to create a marketing plan that will introduce the brand to a new demographic.
Vector Marketing and DECA Celebrate 20 Years of Partnership
DECA proudly celebrates 20 years of partnership with Vector Marketing Corporation - a collaboration that has empowered DECA members and educators to succeed in and out of the classroom.
When Should You Take the SAT?
Taking the SAT is a vital step in the college application process. The key is to stay informed, plan ahead, and select the dates that align best with your academic and personal schedule.
Here Are 5 Themes for Your Next Chapter Meeting
Meeting themes are a great way to show your school that DECA is extraordinary. They also encourage and persuade someone unfamiliar with DECA to attend the meeting, boosting member retention.
The Ultimate DECA Power Trip is Calling!
The Ultimate DECA Power Trip is your chance to grow as a leader, to connect with global business minds and compete with the best in DECA. All while in the historic and legendary place of Arlington, Virginia.
Case Study of the Week: Designing a Promotional Calendar for Back-to-School
Step into the role of a store manager of Cloth & Denim, a regional chain of clothing stores specializing in youth sizes newborn to 16. The district manager has asked you to plan a promotional calendar for the back-to-school season.
Watch Now: DECA's 2022-2023 Membership Video
Get ready for a new year with DECA! The start of the school year means it's time for fun events, creative campaigns and a new membership video!
4 Team Bonding Activities to Do with Your Team This Summer
Are you looking to build stronger connections with your friends, officers or members? Here are four unique ideas to Get the Edge with your team over the summer!
Your Leadership Position Is Ending... Now What?
Within DECA (and life!), rewarding experiences often require raising your hand to enter the race, stepping up to the plate, and taking a risk as a leader. Risks come from new challenges, elections, committees, teams and setting goals. Here are thoughts to keep in mind as you pass the torch and leave office.
What to Expect Entering Your DECA Officer Term
You’ve made it! Whether you’re a chapter or association officer, you’re essential to members, your community, your association and DECA as a whole. At the beginning of your term, it’s difficult to figure out how the year will play out, but, here are a few things to keep in mind throughout the year.
Case Study of the Week: A Solution for Unopened Emails
You are the director of customer relations and the marketing communications specialist for Unique Gifts, a catalog and online retailer. More than half of the products are handmade by independent artists and artisans.
Summer Engagement Tips for Your Chapter
The summer months are great for relaxing and having fun, but what could be better than having fun while helping your chapter? These tips and tricks can help your chapter members connect more, prep your chapter for next year, and have fun all at the same time!
Case Study of the Week: The Role of Small Business on the Economy
You are to assume the role of a small business development officer with City Majestic Financial, a non-profit organization that helps business owners with growth and development. A client has asked you for information regarding economics and entrepreneurship.
I Graduated! What’s Next?
Did you recently graduate high school? Are you wondering how you can Get the Edge in the next stage of your life? Well, look no further! This is how you can bring DECA with you, even after graduating high school.
Case Study of the Week: Soliciting Customers from Illness
You are to assume the role of director of operations for SickRX, a new mobile app that helps users determine the severity of symptoms and appropriate actions needed. The director of development has asked you to analyze an offer from a potential investor.
Case Study of the Week: Promoting Small Town Local Start-Ups
You are to assume the role of an investment team working at New Fund, an investment firm that specializes in venture capital located in a city of 4 million people. You will be meeting with the founder of the firm to discuss your plans to increase the number of start-ups coming from small towns.
Download ICDC Certificates and Competitor Transcripts
Learn how to download certificates and competitive event transcripts from DECA's International Career Development Conference.
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“Glow” The Extra: Reacting to Labor Economics
For DECA members, the nuclear industry is an opportunity to put your skills to work in a field where the impact is measurable and the opportunities are multiplying. Whether you’re crunching numbers, leading teams or shaping strategy, there’s a place for you here.
Taking your Chapter’s SBE to the Extra Level
Once your SBE is up and running, the real challenge begins: growing it. Expanding your customer base, increasing sales and elevating your chapter’s presence takes strategy, creativity and a team ready to level up.
How to Choose Your DECA Competitive Event
One of the most exciting things about joining DECA is choosing your competitive event. With so many categories, it can be overwhelming at first, but your event should challenge you and also cater to your strengths.
Your Freshman Year Playbook: Four Tips for a Strong Start
Freshman year is among the most exciting and important times in your high school journey. Here are four tips to set a strong foundation for your high school experience!
More Than a Tour: 7 Tips to Make the Most of College Visits
For high school DECA members, college tours can transform uncertainty into certainty. Approach them with an open mindset, curiosity and, of course, good walking shoes. Here are seven tips to Go The Extra on your next college visit.
Starting the Year Strong in DECA: Tips for Every Chapter and Member
The beginning of a new school year is the perfect opportunity to build momentum, connect with both new and returning students, and set the stage for a successful year ahead. Here’s advice from DECA members and chapters on how to start strong this year.
DECA & The Muscular Dystrophy Association Celebrate 45 Years of Partnership
This collaboration has empowered generations of emerging leaders to make a real difference in their communities while supporting groundbreaking research, care and advocacy for individuals and families living with neuromuscular diseases.
Collegiate DECA Member and Chapter of the Month Recognition Opportunities
This year, everyone is excited to Go The Extra, and we’re excited to see how you and your chapters do it! Submit you, your chapter, another individual or another chapter for our Member of the Month or Chapter of the Month opportunity.
Go The Extra with DECA's Corporate Challenges
DECA Challenges provide members opportunities to demonstrate the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom through innovative challenges in partnership with several corporate partners.
Activate Your Chapter Early for Exclusive Competitive Event Resources
Activate your chapter by September 30, 2025 to receive a free digital download of competition resources to help your chapter prepare for competition this year.
Compete in Session One of the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game
Collegiate DECA members are invited to participate in the first round of the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game (SMG) beginning on September 8, 2025.
Compete in the DECA Stock Market Game
DECA members are invited to participate in the DECA Stock Market Game (SMG) beginning on September 8, 2025.
